Traveling-cylinder web-printing machine.



PATENTED MAY '7, 1907.

L. W. SOUTHGATE. TRAVELING CYLINDER WEB PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED NOV. 30, 1896.

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PATENTBD MAY 7, 1907.

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PATENTED MAY 7, 1907.

L. W. SOUTHGATE.

TRAVELING CYLINDER WEB PRINTING MACHINE.

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LOUIS I/V. SOUTI-IGATE, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS,

ASSIGNOR, BY

MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO DETROIT TRUST OO., TRUSTEE, OF DETROIT,

MICHIGAN.

TRAVELING-CYLINDER WEB-PRINTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 7, 1907.

Application filed November 30, 1896. Serial No. 613,928.

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Be it known that I, Louis IN. SOUTHGATE, a citizen of the United States, residing at orcester, in the county of Worcester and State of h Iassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Traveling- Cylinder WVeb-Printing Machines, of which the following is a speciication.

The aim of this invention is to improve the traveling cylinder web printing machine.

As such machines are ordinarily constructed, it has been found practical and feasible to make the same wide enough to manipulate a web so that the same will be printed with four of the ordinary newspaperi'orms abreast. By this. arrangement, either a four, six or eight page paper can be produced. But it has not been found feasible to arrange the machine to print on a web wider than four forms, because the cylinders made of the requisite width therefor spring, and prevent a perfect impression.

The especial object of my invention is to so arrange the ordinary traveling cylinder printing press that an additional or supplemental web may be printed therein, if desired, so as to produce a larger paged prodnot.

The especial arrangement that I have invented consists in combining with the ordinary traveling cylinder web perfecting printing machine a third bed and cylinder, and in providing a deflector device so that a web of narrow width can be perfected, and I also provide devices whereby this perfected narrow-width web can be associated with the web perfected by the machine proper. In this way, I can so increase the capacity of the ordinary traveling cylinder machine arranged to print eight pages that in addition a ten or twelve page paper can be printed if desired. I further so arrange the mechanisms that this third cylinder will only be used when it is desired to make the larger paged product, and I so arrange the parts that one driving mechanism will reciprocate the three impression cylinders. Thus, by a very simple combination with the ordinary press, I can greatly increase the use of the traveling cylinder press so that the same will go into printing offices where the traveling cylinder press, as ordinarily constructed, cannot be used to supply the large-paged paper necessary.

It is a further object of my invention to improve the details and arrangements of a press constructed as before described, and the specific improvements are hereinafter particularly pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

Referring to the accompanying three sheets of drawings which show the best form now known to me for carrying out the principle of my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a press constructed according to my invention, Fig. 2 is a partial plan view of a part I term the deflector, Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the way that the carriages may be connected, Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of the press, Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2 with a narrower web iised than is shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating one form of gearing that I may rise to actuate the various feed mechanisms, and Fig. 7 is a partial plan view of the entire machine.

Referring to the drawings and in detail, it will be seen that I have arranged the parts of my ress between the usual side-frames, and I wi 1 now describe the parts that go to make up the main part of the machine.

A represents the first bed and B the second. bed; 0 the first traveling impression cylinder, and D the second traveling impression cylinder. These impression cylinders C and D are journaled in frames or carriers E which are fitted to slide in guide-ways formed on the side-frames.

The carriers E are connected by a tie or cross-beam F, which extends across the press, and from one carrier to the other as shown in Fig. 4. The under side of this brace F has a groove cut therein so that the same constitutes a yoke. Fitting in this yoke is a square block f, which is carried by a crank-pin f secured in the top of a large, horizontal bevel-gear f which is mounted upon a shaft stepped in suitable bearings, as is shown. When tlr's large bevel gear f 2 is revolved, the cylinders will be reciprocated back and forth.

The beds'are shown as arranged horizontally, and as one in advance of the other. Any other desired arrangement may be used,

The web to, which is printed by the cylinders C and D is drawn from a web-roll l/V, which may be mounted in brackets in the side frames in any of the usual ways. From the web-roll W, the web passes first around guides 10 and 11, then through a continu ously running feeding-in device which consists of a drum 12 and a series of co-acting tapes. The web then passes back around a looper L, then to a guide 13 carried by the carriers E, down around the first impression cylinder 0, then up around a guide 14 carried by said carriers E, around guide-rollers 15 and 16 secured to the side frames, then around a guide-roll 17 secured in said carriers E, down around the second. impression cylinder D, then around a guide-roller 18 secured in said carriers E, to a feeding-out looper L. From the looper L the web is continuously drawn out by means of a drawing-out device 19, which consists of a continuously running drum and a set of coacting tapes. From this feeding-out device, the web is led between a pair of slitters 20 and 21, which cut the web into two portions. One of these portions is then brought under the other by means'of turner bars 22 and .23, so that the two half sections of the web will be associated. The two sections of web then pass around rollers 24 and 25, and over a suitable former-folder as 26, around which the same are drawn by the usual pulling-rollers 27, 27. The guide-roll 15, previously referred to may be made adjustable for the purpose of obtaining register.

Suitable inking-rollers G, G are arranged at each side of each of the impression cylinders C and D, and fountains H, H are provided so that the forms will be properly inked. By this arrangement it will be seen that a web can be perfected, and if the machine is made four forms wide, it will be seen that either a four, six or eight page paper can be produced, depending upon the width of the web and the number of forms used.

I represents a third stationary bed, which is secured between the main frames, preferably in the same horizontal plane as the bed B, and to the rear thereof.

J represents a third impression cylinder which is mounted in carriers E E which are fitted in grooves on the side-frames, which grooves preferably are extensions of the groccives in which the carriers E E are operate Arranged in the carriers E, E at each side of the impression cylinder J are inking rollers G G which coact with inlefountains H H The carriers E, E and E E are arranged to abut together, and suitable bosses E are provided on the abutting ends of each carrier, whereby, by securing bolts E in said abutting studs, the carriers E become practically extensions of the carriers E, and will reciprocate therewith. By disconnecting the bolts E and leaving the carriers E in their extreme right-hand position, the cyl inder J may be disconnected from operation. This is a very advantageous construction, as it does not increase or complicate the driving mechanism, and provides a simple and ellicient means whereby the third cylinder can be thrown into or out of operation as desired.

The web w for the third cylinder J may be drawn from a web-roll W which may be mounted in brackets secured to the side frames, as shown in Fig. 1. From the web roll W the supplemental web to is drawn by means of the continuously running feeding-in device, which may consist of a roller 29 and a set of coacting tapes. From the feeding-in device, the web w is passed around a looper L and is then carried back around a roller 30 journaled in the side-frames, and then is carried forward to a guide or roller 31 journaled in the carriers E E The web is then passed under the impression cylinder J, up around a roller 32 also journaled in said carriers E E From the roller or guide 32, the web passes to a part I term the deflector device.

One way in which the deflector device may be arranged is to provide two parallel turnerbars as 33 and 34, and a roller 35, which may be secured in brackets projecting inwardly from one of the side-frames, and which roller 35 1 term a parallel roller as the same is parallel to the movement of the web through the machine.

The web w passes first up over the angle- 100 bar 33, then down over the parallel roller 35, then up over the angle-b ar 34. By this passage of the web, it will be seen that its first printed side will not come in contact with any part of the deflector device. The web to is then led b ack. again around the roller 32, down under the impression cylinder J, and up around a guide-roller 36 journaled in the carriers E E The web w is then led back around the looper L and from the looper L is carried to a continuously running feedingout device 37, which consists of a continuously rotating drum and a set of coacting tapes. From this continuously running feed ing-out device, the supplemental or narrowwidth web w is associated with the section or sections of the main web, and passes up over the rollers 24 and 25, down over the former 26, and thus inside of the folded product.

By leading or associating the supplemental web inside of the main web it will be noted that the product will be folded directly, whether a ten or twelve-paged product is made. That is to say, in making a tenpaged paper, it is necessary to fold the-sheet, which consists of two pages only, inside of the other sections, and by leading the supplemental web in the manner indicated, this action always takes place.

It will be noticed that the web 10 is looped IZC in opposite directions around the looper L This is a very advantageous construction, as, by this arrangement, I use but one looper for the web.

If the machine is organized so that four forms may be placed on the third bed I, a web two forms wide may be used, as shown in Fig. 2, so that when associated with the two sections of web printed by the cylinders C and D, a twelve-page product will be produced, or again, a web may be used of but one form wide, as indicated in Fig. 5, so that when the same is associated with the sections of the web to, a ten-page paper will be produced.

A convenient way to arrange the gearing is to so design the same that the parts for ma nipulating the supplemental web w may be thrown out of operation when the third cylinder is not used. One convenient way in which this may be done is shown in diagram in Fig. 6.

100 designates the driving shaft by which power may be applied to the machine. This shaft carries a pinion 101 which may mesh with a large gear 102 which gear is mounted on a shaft 103, which shaft carries a bevel pinion 104 which meshes with the large horizontal gear f Arranged on the outer end of the shaft 103 is a pinion which, by means of intermediate 105, drives a large gear 106 secured upon a part I term the cam-shaft 107, which shaft may carry cams 108.

' The looper L is arranged in bell-crank arms projecting from a shaft, and the looper L is also arranged in bell-crank arms mounted upon a shaft, and the two sets of bellcrank levers may be connected together by means of suitable links Z. The bell-crank levers in which the looper L is mounted may have suitable rollers which bear on the cams 108, and suitable springs may be provided to keep the same in constant and accurate engagement. By this means, the loopers can be properly actuated.

By means of gears 109, 110 and 111, and a pair of miter gears, power can be transmitted to a shaft 112, the gear 111 being arranged preferably on the shaft of the feeding-out drum 19. By means of miter-gears 113 and upright shaft 114, and miter-gears 115, the feeding-in device 12 may be driven. By means of miter-gears 116, the feeding-out drum 37 may be also driven. By means of miter-gears 120, suitable gears 121, 122 123 and 124, the feeding-in device for the supplemental width web may be driven, the last gear 124 turning cams 125.

The looper L may be arranged in bellcrank levers, which are mounted on a shaft, and may carry rollers bearing on the cams 125, suitable springs being also provided, if desired, to keep the rollers in constant engagement with the cams.

The miter-gears 116 and 120 are arranged upon a shaft 119, which is mounted in line with the parallel shaft 112, and a suitable clutch 117118 is arranged between the two shafts 112 and 119, so that the gearing for actuating the web-manipulating mechanism for the supplemental web w may be thrown into or out of operation, as the cylinder J is or is not used.

Any other desired form of gearing may be used, as desired, that indicated being merely illustrated to show how the principle of my invention may be carried out.

Where I have used the term form herein, as applying to the width of a web, it is of course to be under stoodthat the web is of a width suflicient to give as a product a page printed from the form with the usual margins.

Other relative arrangements of beds may be used without departing from the scope of my invention, as expressed in the claims, and the invention may be applied to machines capacitated to print a ifferent number of pages than hereinbefore referred to.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters- Patent is i 1. The combination in a web printing press of three stationary form beds, a traveling impression cylinder coacting with each bed, webguides for leading a web so that the same will be perfected, a web-manipulating mechanism for said web, a deflector and web guides arranged so that a narrow width web may be perfected, a manipulating mechanism for this web, and means for associating the products.

2. The combination in a web printing press of three stationary form beds adapted to hold four forms abreast, a traveling im pression cylinder coacting with each bed, web-guides for leading a web so that the same will be perfected, a manipulating mechanism for this web, a deflector and web guides arranged so that a web substantially one or two forms wide may be erfected, a manipulating mechanism for t 's web, and means for associating the products.

3. The combination in a web printing press of three stationary form beds, a traveling impression cylinder coacting with each bed, web guides for leading a web so that the same will be perfected by two of said impression. cylinders, a web manipulatii'zg mechanism for said web, a slitter arranged to slit said web into two sections, and an associator for associating said sections, a deflector and web-guides arranged so that a narrow width web may be perfected by the third impression cylinder, a manipulating mechanism for this web, and means for associating this narrow width Web with the two sections formed from the main. web.

4. A printing press comprising three printing couples arranged in parallel planes, each couple consisting of a bed and co-acti'ng cylinder, and means for feeding webs through said couples, to be perfected thereby.

5. A printing press comprising three stationary type beds arranged in parallel planes, and three reciprocating cylinders co-acting with the beds; with means for feeding webs through the press so that they shall be perfected thereby at each operation of the press.

6. The combination in a web printing press of two stationary, horizontal form beds arranged in different planes and one in advance of the other, a third bed arranged in substantially the same horizontal plane as the uppermost of said two beds, a traveling impression cylinder coacting with each of said beds, suitable webguides, a deflector, and web-manipulating mechanisms.

7. The combination in a web printing press of three stationary form beds, a traveling impression cylinder coacting with each of said form beds, a single reciprocating mechanism for actuating all of said cylinders, web guides, a deflector, and web-manipulating mechanisms.

8. The combination in a web printing press of three stationary form beds, a traveling impression cylinder coacting with each bed, a reciprocating mechanism for actuating said impression cylinders, connections whereby one of said impression cylinders may be thrown out of operation and the other two kept in operation, web guides and web manipulating mechanisms.

9. The combination in a web printing press of, three stationary form beds, a pair of carriers in which two impression cylinders are journaled, a reciprocating mechanism for said carriers, a second set of carriers in which a third impression cylinder is journaled, means for connecting and disconnecting the two sets of carriers, and suitable web guides and manipulating mechanisms.

10. The combination in a web printing press of three stationary form beds, a traveling impression cylinder coacting with each form bed, connections whereby one impression cylinder may be thrown out of operation and the other impression cylinders left in operation, suitable web guides, a web manipulating mechanism, a second web manipulating mechanism arranged to manipulate a narrow width web, gearing for driving the two web manipulating mechanisms, and connections whereby this last web manipulating mechanism can be thrown into or out of operation as the third impression cylinder is or is not used.

11. The combination in a web printing press of the stationary form bed, a traveling impression cylinder coacting therewith, suitable web guides, and a deflector arranged so that a web can be perfected, means for feeding the web continuously in and out, and a single looper around which the web is looped in opposite directions before it passes to and after it passes from said impression cylinder.

12. The combination in a web printing press of a stationary form bed, a traveling impression cylinder coacting therewith, a feeding-in and a feeding-out device for the web, suitable web guides and a deflector, a single looper as L combined with a stationary roller as 30, the-whole so arranged that the web can be looped in opposite directions around said looper before it passes to and after it passes from said impression cylinder.

13. The combination in a web printing press, of three st ationary-form beds, a traveling impression cylinder coacting with each form bed, suitable web guides and manipulating mechanism arranged so that a double width web can be perfected by two of said impression cylinders, suitable guides, and a second web manipulating mechanism arranged so that a narrow width web can beperfected by the third of said impression cylinders, a slitter for slitting the main web into two sections, an associator for associating said sections, web guides for leading the narrow width web so that the same will be associated inside of the main web, and a suitable folding device.

14. The combination in a web printing press of three stationary form beds, a traveling impression cylinder coacting with each of said form-beds, suitable guides, and a webmanipulating mechanism arranged so that a full width or main web can be perfected by two of said impression cylinders, a slitter and. associator for cutting the main web into two sections and associating the two sections, suitable web guides, a web-manipulating device, and a deflector arranged under the associating mechanism so that a narrow width web can be perfected by the third impression cylinder, and suitable guides-adapted to associate the narrow width'web w ith the two sections of the main web.

15. The combination in a web printing press of three stationary form beds, a traveling impression cylinder coacting with each bed, web-guides for leading a web around two of the impression cylinders, so that the same will be perfected, a web manipulating mechanism for said web, a deflector, and web-guides arranged so that a narrow width web may be twice led around the third im- 'pression cylinder in opposite directions, a

manipulating mechanism for this web, and means for associating the products.

16. The combination in a web printing press of three stationary form beds, a traveling impression cylinder coacting with each bed, web-guides for leading a main web around two of said impression cylinders so that the same will be perfected thereby, a web manipulating mechanism for said web, a slitter arranged to slit said web into two sections, an associator for associating said sections, a deflector and, web-guides arranged In testimony whereof I have hereunto set to direct a narrow width web twice around my hand, in the presence of two subscrlblng the third impression cylinder and in opposite I witnesses.

directions, a manipulating mechanism for LOUIS W. SOUTHGATE. 5 this web, and means for associating this nar- Witnesses:

row width web with the two sections formed PHILIP W. SOUTHGATE,

from the main web. JAMES H. BANCROFT. 

